With snow covering much of the ground across west central Ohio, you may be wondering how birds are finding enough to eat during the winter months.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio honored the mentors who make its work possible during an appreciation event Thursday night.
“We take a lot of food in, we push a lot of food out. Of course, we're the largest food distributor in west central Ohio. So anytime we have a company and we have a regular relationship with a company like Aunt Millie's, it's a great thing,” said Jason Aldrich, communications and public relations manager for the West Ohio Food Bank.
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In the past five weeks, nine people have died in traffic crashes throughout the region.
Dr. Portia Smith, executive director of BBBS of West Central Ohio, said, “Majority of the data will go to national Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and I'm guessing that they're going to use that to also see how they can better service their agencies. But we also noticed that this is an area that we would like to really hone in on and see how we can do much better, because we have kiddos in our programs that are probably going through mental health situations, and we may not be as equipped as we thought we were.”
“But just being there and providing that listening. Erin, I think that's something that's very important for young people, is that we have that adult who is listening to them and not just directing them where to go, but also listening to their dreams and their hopes and their goals,” said Dr. Portia Smith, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters Northwestern Ohio.
The Black Swamp Area Council’s 26th Annual Scouting Golf Classic was a resounding success, raising over $90,000 to support local Scouting programs across Northwest and West Central Ohio.
“All of our modern yards, we spray Roundup and other weed killers, and what we're doing is taking away that food source from the bees,” Shelby said. “That's why people get in their yard. They say we don't have any bees, but we're not promoting the bees through killing our weeds or not planting pollinator-friendly plants.”
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - People were bowling for the kids this afternoon. Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio held its annual "Bowl for K…
BBBS will use the $100,000 in funding to support mentoring programs aimed at keeping youth out of trouble. The funds will be allocated to the four-county programs in Allen, Hardin, Putnam, and now Hancock counties.